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Alan Cox as userspace programmer?

Posted Aug 20, 2003 19:48 UTC (Wed) by dvrabel (subscriber, #9500)
In reply to: Alan Cox as userspace programmer? by proski
Parent article: Alan Cox goes on sabbatical

"With the kernel, only people strong in C, who understand some software design principles will submit patches to the code."

Most of the kernel is device drivers which anyone with some skill, the hardware, and plenty of patience can contribute to.

David Vrabel

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